Player Dossier

2020-2023

Minnesota

JaQwondis Burns

LB • 6'2" • 229 lbs • Bradenton, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

JaQwondis Burns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.9

Efficiency

17.4

Consistency

36.7

Season Value

23.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Minnesota

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Minnesota • SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

JaQwondis Burns, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Minnesota. JaQwondis Burns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Minnesota paired 2 primary output with 32.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 17.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Minnesota, SMU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Regular Season · SMU

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

17.4

Usage

3.9

Consistency

36.7

Best Game by takeover score

North Texas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 2. TCU: 0. Charlotte: 0. Temple: 1. Tulsa: 2. North Texas: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 32.5. TCU: 1 by 4.2. Charlotte: 5 by 20.8. Temple: 0 by 10. Tulsa: 3 by 32.5. North Texas: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=5
First Half0.7 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=3 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.8 · n=6

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tulsa

Best efficiency game

32.5 vs Tulsa

Result
Sat 11/11vs North TexasW 45-2111000
Sat 10/28vs TulsaW 69-1031110
Fri 10/20@ TempleW 55-000001
Sat 9/30vs CharlotteW 34-1652000
Sat 9/23@ TCUL 17-3411000
Sat 9/2vs Louisiana TechW 38-1431110

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Minnesota

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMinnesota0
2021 Regular SeasonMinnesota232.511.22
2022 Regular SeasonSMU2.512.53.70.5
2023 Regular SeasonSMU517.43.92.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Purdue

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.9 takeover score.

#2

Tulsa

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.4 takeover score.

#3

Louisiana Tech

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.

#4

Memphis

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Minnesota

2 primary output · 32.5 efficiency · 11.2 usage

39.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · SMU

23.4

5 primary · 17.4 efficiency · 3.9 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · SMU

17.7

2.5 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 3.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8033

Westerville Central · Westerville, OH

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

28

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

JaQwondis Burns quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
28